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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Willy Vargas (ranked 23756 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toufik Alawi (ranked 5778 p4p, 276 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Willy Vargas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Toufik Alawi!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vargas shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Alawi tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Vargas thows a huge punch but Alawi dodges it nicely.
Vargas trying to control from half guard but Alawi is working away.
Alawi trying to control from the bottom.
Vargas trying to control from half guard but Alawi is working away.
The fighters are battling for position here. Alawi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vargas wants to control from the top but Alawi keeps moving.
Vargas has gone for a leg lock! Alawi slips out almost immediately though and dives into Vargas's guard.
Alawi is looking to work some ground and pound but Vargas has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alawi controls from within his opponent's guard.
Alawi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Alawi gets to his feet - Vargas follows without any prompting.
Vargas fails with a takedown attempt.
Alawi misses with an uppercut. Vargas saw that one coming.
Horrible takedown attempt by Vargas or perhaps it was just good defense by Alawi, which made it look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alawi feints and as Vargas raises his hands in defense, Alawi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Alawi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Vargas looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alawi is looking to stand up but Vargas won't let him.
Alawi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas is adopting a defensive guard.
Alawi wants to control from the top but Vargas keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alawi forces Vargas back against the cage and clinches.
The referee calls for Alawi to work.
Alawi gets control of Vargas's arms and successfully pulls guard. Alawi will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Vargas has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Vargas trying to control the position from guard on top but Alawi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargas stopping the sweep attempt from Alawi.
Vargas trying to control the position from guard on top but Alawi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vargas slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Alawi struggling a bit here.
Alawi tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vargas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alawi keeps working.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toufik Alawi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Alawi throws a poor cross that misses
and Vargas counters with a solid body kick.
Alawi moves into range and clinches up with Vargas.
Vargas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alawi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vargas.
Alawi throws a sloppy head kick
and Vargas counters with a thumping low kick.
Vargas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alawi is fending him off so far but Vargas persists. Nope, Alawi circles away and we're back to standing.
Vargas gets tackled into the cage by Alawi. Alawi maintains the clinch.
Vargas taking a breather.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Alawi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vargas prevents it.
Alawi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vargas avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alawi has him pressed against the cage.
Alawi keeps control of Vargas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alawi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vargas prevents it.
Vargas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A bit of stalling here from Alawi.
Vargas has had enough of the clinch but Alawi keeps him there for the moment.
Alawi decides to pull guard.
Alawi keeping moving, preventing Vargas from controlling successfully.
Vargas drops back, looking for a kneebar! Alawi looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Alawi looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Alawi!
Alawi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vargas keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargas wants to control but Alawi postures up.
Alawi has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Vargas is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Alawi yanks on the arm and Vargas is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Alawi.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Toufik Alawi!
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hype
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FIGHT
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